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5 September 2010

Postponed: Tour of Half Moon House

Posted by Admin under: Events; Forum; Green Building; Leadership; People; Sustainability .

We are rescheduling this tour, and will post the new date as soon as we have it.
Building Half Moon House – Putting Idealism into Practice

The next meeting of the Sustainable Leadership Forum (SLF) will be rescheduled, a tour of an energy efficient house in Madison, NJ and a potluck lunch. The house is designed and being built by SLF member, Chris Kellogg, and Helen Kaar.

We all want to live in harmony with Earth, but can we afford to? Can we afford not to? Is new technology the answer? Experience one evolving chapter in the struggle to address these questions. Visit Chris Kellogg and Helen Kaar at Half Moon House, a new, energy efficient home in progress. Bonus: Sandy Kolakowski will speak on rain gardens, a way to use our gardens to recharge the aquafir and minimize storm water run-off.

Our speakers:

Chris Kellogg: With an BA in architecture from the Boston Architectural Center, MFAs from Harvard and the University of Texas, and 30 years of experience, Chris Kellogg started Steele Kellogg AIA in 2006 in response to environmental concerns. As a student, he had taken a keen interest in sustainable design and maintained that interest through the years even as he saw the market for it dwindle. In the intervening years, his practice has included corporate, institutional and residential design. Today, he welcomes the opportunity to play a part in solving the profound environmental questions confronting us, and with gratitude, centers his work on a reverence for life and the Natural World.

Helen Kaar: An ardent environmentalist, artist/writer Helen Kaar works in many media from the computer and acrylic painting to hand quilting. For over four years she has been holdiing monthly, evening services at The Unitarian Church in Summit called Green Vespers, and has preached in other venues. Dedicated to seekiing right relationship with Earth, these services center on the seventh principle of Unitarian Universalism, respect for the Interdependent Web of all existence of which we are a part.

Sandy Kolakowski is the former director of facilities for the NRDC (National Resources Defense Council).

Potluck:
Please let us know if you are staying for the potluck when you RSVP; feel free to let us know what you are bringing, or just surprise us. Please keep in mind that there is no oven in the house right now. Drinks will be provided.

Event is limited to the first 30 people to RSVP.

RSVP to rsvp@slforum.org. Please let us know if you can bring along a folding chair (or more, if you have them). Let us know if you are staying for the potluck.

Directions to the Half Moon House in Madison, NJ will be sent to those registering for the event.

2 Comments so far...

Sheri Franklin Says:

11 April 2012 at 10:27 am.

Please let me know when the tour is rescheduled for my boyfriend and I would love to attend if we can.

Thank you.
Sheri

Admin Says:

12 April 2012 at 5:47 pm.

Sorry, this item was from last year. If you wish to visit Half-Moon House, please call Chris Kellogg at 973-377-5757 or email him at steelekellogg@gmail.com. Thanks

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